Nikon fills in the blanks on professional grade D5 DSLR

Nikon has formally announced its D5 professional DSLR, a 20.8MP full frame camera capable of shooting at up to 12fps with AF and 14fps without. The camera features an all-new autofocus module with 153 points, 99 of which are cross-type, sensitive to both horizontal and vertical detail. The RGB metering sensor has also been doubled in resolution: up from a 91,000-pixel to a 180,000-pixel sensor. This should ensure more accurate metering and better precision in object tracking with continuous AF. It's also Nikon's first DSLR to be capable of 4K video capture and its first high-end camera to include a touchscreen.

The D5 is based around a new processor, which Nikon is referring to as EXPEED 5. It will offer a conventional ISO range stretching from 100 to 102,400, with low settings down to ISO 50 and extended high ISOs of up to 3,280,000. According to Nikon, the higher ISOs benefit from improved light transmission of the color filter array to get more light to the sensor. A 3.2" 2.36K dot XGA LCD with touchscreen functionality is included. Unfortunately, it doesn't offer direct access to AF point selection with your thumb in OVF shooting like the D500 or D5500.

The upgrade to the AF system is significant: combined with Nikon's industry leading object tracking ('3D tracking'), we'd expect phenomenal ability of this camera to follow your subject and keep it in focus no matter where it moves to within the frame. Whether you're shooting sports, weddings, or candid portraiture, the higher density of points should provide higher precision in tracking your subjects with pinpoint accuracy, an area in which Nikon already leads the industry. More cross-type points means better AF performance in tough lighting situations with challenging subjects, such as in low light or backlit scenarios. Freelance sports photographer Matthias Hangst is already claiming that 'the D5 has the best AF system. Tracking of erratic moves is brilliant.'

Freelance sports photographer Matthias Hangst claims that AF object tracking performance of the D5 is brilliant, able to track erratically moving subjects in even challenging light, such as the backlit scenario pictured here.

The AF module also includes its own dedicated processor, presumably to deal with the vast information coming from the 153 AF points and 180K-pixel RGB metering sensor for tracking. Combining this AF prowess with minimal mirror blackout times during continuous bursts should translate to enhanced ability to follow moving subjects at high frame rates - which Nikon correctly emphasizes is difficult to do with mirrorless cameras.

Low light sensitivity of the AF points have also been improved: the central point is sensitive down to -4 EV, with all other points sensitive to -3 EV. These ratings would suggest the D5 is the leader in low light focus ability at this time. Nikon hasn't made any claims yet about increased focus precision with faster lenses (a laCanon), though.

Nikon is emphasizing the 4K video capabilities of this camera, but the functionality is limited: 4K recording is only available in a significantly cropped mode, and only 3 minutes at a time. And while the D5 includes options such as flat picture profile, Nikon has given no details yet of whether the camera has support tools such as focus peaking or zebra highlight warnings. 4K is recorded using the H.264 codec, but no bitrate information is provided as of yet. Historically, Nikon cameras have had low bitrates in video, yielding somewhat hard-to-grade footage.

We'll be publishing more detailed analysis of the D5 and the co-announced D500 soon, and for more information, see the press release below.

CONQUER THE DARK: THE NEW NIKON D5 DSLR SHATTERS EXPECTATIONS FOR THRILLING NEW LEVELS OF LOW-LIGHT PERFORMANCE, IMAGE QUALITY AND SPEED

In Addition to the D5, Nikon Releases Imaging Accessories Including Powerful New SB-5000 Speedlight and WT-6A Wireless Transmitter

LAS VEGAS, NV (January 5, 2016) – Today, Nikon Inc. announced the latest in the acclaimed series of flagship FX-format professional DSLR cameras, the Nikon D5. Far surpassing mere evolution, the D5 boasts a myriad of powerful new imaging innovations, including a Nikon-developed 20.8-megapixel CMOS sensor, an all-new 153-point AF system, 4K UHD video capture and EXPEED 5 image processing to give photographers the best balance of performance, precision and low-light ability. Nikon has also announced additional products, including the WT-6A Wireless Transmitter and the exciting new SB-5000 Speedlight, Nikon’s first radio frequency (RF) controlled flash.

“The D5 doesn’t simply get the shot that others might miss– it helps get the shot that others just simply cannot,” said Masahiro Horie, Director of Marketing and Planning, Nikon Inc. “With these new products, it becomes evident that photographers who choose Nikon cameras and NIKKOR lenses are equipped with an unrivaled system to surpass even the most demanding imaging expectations.”

The Nikon D5 once again redefines what a DSLR is capable of capturing, and is engineered with the ideal balance of resolution, low-light ability, system speed and processing power. The resulting camera body is truly worthy of the flagship moniker, giving professional photographers and multimedia content creators an indispensable tool to make their creative vision a reality with superior image quality. The D5 introduces many technological firsts for Nikon and offers many new features that share a common goal: to get the shot, no matter what.

New Features Include:

Astounding Low-Light Performance - The Nikon D5 offers an unprecedented native ISO range, from 100 to 102,400, reinforcing the D-series reputation as the leader of low-light image capture. A veritable new world of shooting opportunities awaits, as advancements in noise reduction and processing help capture low-noise images with fantastic fidelity that were previously impossible. The D5 tames the shadows, whether shooting a newlywed couple’s candle-lit first dance or sports with minimal lighting. The D5 also realizes unprecedented image quality in the high-sensitivity range between ISO 3200 and 12800 — the range favored by sports photographers. In addition, the D5 affords the ability to use higher shutter speeds with minimal illumination, letting photographers capture stunning images that are sharper, clearer and more colorful than ever before. As an added benefit, the next generation autofocus system performs in near darkness, acquiring focus in as little as EV-4 illumination. For extreme low-light ability, the ISO range is expandable from 50 (Lo-1) to a staggering ISO 3,280,000 (Hi-5), offering near-night vision capability that’s well beyond the visibility of the human eye. This extreme sensitivity is a benefit to photojournalists as well as for surveillance and security applications, letting users get shots others cannot see without a flash. This vast ISO range is also available to those capturing 4K UHD video, opening up new possibilities for multimedia and spot-news capture.

Exhilarating Image Quality - The Nikon D5 delivers on the promise of stunning image quality with the adoption of a new, Nikon-developed 20.8-megapixel FX-format CMOS sensor. The camera is designed to achieve the optimized balance between the large full-frame sensor size, resolution and the new EXPEED 5 image processing engine. Users can be confident that images will have enhanced sharpness and clarity, faithful skin tones and the unequaled dynamic range that Nikon pros have come to love. EXPEED 5 also helps to enhance noise reduction, letting photographers take full advantage of the D5’s immense ISO range. When paired with legendary NIKKOR optics, the D5 is truly a tool to help photographers capture the sharpest images possible with astounding clarity and radiant colors.

Powerful Performance – Nikon’s EXPEED 5 engine also serves to dramatically enhance camera performance, delivering low noise, high-speed image processing and offers the additional processing power needed for 4K UHD video. For professional sports and wildlife photographers, the D5 is capable of capturing images at 12 frames-per-second (fps) with full AE and AF, helping to ensure that the decisive moment is caught in crystal clarity and absolute sharpness. Users can also shoot at up to 14 fps with fixed focus and exposure and the mirror locked up, ideal for remote capture. Because the action won’t take a break, the extended buffer lets users shoot for up to 200 frames of 14-bit lossless RAW/NEF files + JPG fine*. The new processor is also 25% more efficient with up to 3780 shots per charge.

Fast Acquisition, with Precision – An exciting addition to the D5 is an all-new AF system with Nikon’s first dedicated AF processor. The Multi-CAM 20K AF sensor module offers superior AF performance with 153 AF points, including 99 cross-type sensors - triple the AF points from Nikon’s previous flagship, the D4S. Of these 153 points, 55 AF points/35 cross-type points are selectable by photographers to quickly and easily frame any shot. The system is configurable in 153, 72 and 25-point coverage when used with Continuous AF, allowing for stellar AF tracking performance of even the most rapidly moving subjects throughout the frame. Fifteen of the AF points are also functional up to f/8, further aiding those who require extreme telephoto capabilities, including wildlife photographers. This all-new AF system is coupled with a new 180K pixel RGB metering system and Advanced Scene Recognition System, helping to achieve optimally balanced exposures and accurate white balance in even the most challenging light.

Rugged Reliability and Unsurpassed Usability – Downtime is never an option, so professionals need a camera that is going to be reliable and augment a demanding workflow. The Nikon D5 delivers with rugged construction and robust weather sealing, coupled with a familiar yet enhanced Nikon interface. A new 3.2” 2359K dot XGA LCD adds touchscreen functionality, allowing the user to easily pinch, zoom, swipe and scrub in playback, and also enter text faster than ever before. Being the champion of low-light, it is only natural that additional buttons and dials illuminate for enhanced visibility, while two additional Function buttons have been added for increased customization. The camera also features a Quick Release Mode setting for rapid access to release mode settings. Additionally, a new shutter and mirror sequencing mechanism nearly eliminates blackout time and mirror slap for bright, consistent views during high-speed shooting– realizing truly confident tracking of fast, erratically moving subjects that were previously difficult to achieve. The D5’s shutter itself is tested to 400K actuations for maximum durability. When paired with the WR-R10 wireless remote controller (transceiver) and WR-A10 Wireless Remote Adapter, the D5 is also able to interface with Nikon’s newest Speedlight, the RF controlled SB-5000, for new possibilities in lighting control. **

Rapid and Flexible Workflow - Further enhancing speed, the D5 is able to utilize the superior read and write speed of XQD memory cards, which are up to 35% faster than CF cards. To appeal to a wide variety of photographers, the D5 will be available in two versions; with either dual XQD card slots or with dual CF card capability. For maximum efficiency the camera is also capable of shooting smaller RAW Size S or M file types (12-bit, uncompressed), for greater flexibility when transferring batches of files from the field, while retaining image integrity. Photographers can also use the built in 1000 Base-T 400MBps Ethernet connection for image transfer, with speeds up to 1.5x faster than D4S.

Multimedia Powerhouse with 4K/UHD Video - The Nikon D5 is the first Nikon DSLR capable of capturing 4K UHD video (3840x2160 at 30p), letting users create stunning ultra-high definition video with beautiful clarity and color. Multimedia content creators can also use the D5 to create 4K time-lapse videos in-camera using the Time-lapse Movie function, and can create 8-megapixel still images from frame grabs. A great addition to any production environment, the D5 includes all of the most popular pro-level features of the Nikon D810, including Full HD 1080p video at a variety of frame rates, uncompressed HDMI out, simultaneous live view and headphone/microphone connections. Additionally, the D5 adds a feature to smooth exposure transitions using the Auto ISO function as well as exposure compensation to create natural-looking exposure transitions in video.

New Radio Controlled SB-5000 Speedlight: Lighting with No Limits

The Nikon D5 is optimized to work with the newest flagship Speedlight, the SB-5000, illuminating new possibilities in creative lighting. A first for Nikon, the flash operates via radio frequency and will operate without a direct line of sight for a range of up to approx. 98 feet (30 meters). This new-found flexibility lets photographers place lights in different rooms, around corners and work seamlessly in bright ambient light with maximum efficiency. When paired with the WR-R10 and the D5 or the D500, this Speedlight can control up to six groups (A-F) or 18 Speedlights for truly advanced wireless lighting. It is also possible to perform Advanced Wireless Lighting using either radio-controlled (up to three groups) and/or optical-controlled units (up to three groups) by simply attaching a conventional, optical-control Nikon Speedlight or the SU-800 Commander (as a master or commander unit) and a WR-R10 (as a commander) onto the D5.

The new smaller SB-5000 Speedlight also has a radically new design that includes its own internal cooling system, which prevents overheating of the flash panel from consecutive firings. As a result, the SB-5000 can fire consecutively for longer than conventional models, without flash cool-down time between bursts, and can fire up to 120 continuous shots at 5 second intervals. Controls have also been streamlined and refined, with the addition of an “i” button for access to frequently used settings. The design also integrates versatile bounce ability, with the flash head capable of tilting down to -7° or up to 90°, and rotate horizontally 180° to the left and right.

New WT-6A Wireless Transmitter

Nikon has also announced the WT-6A Wireless Transmitter for use with the D5. An ideal solution for professional image transfer, the WT-6A can transfer with speeds of up to 130 mbps wirelessly and supports the fast IEEE802.11ac standard. The connectivity distance has been extended to approximately 656 ft. and can be used to transfer images to an FTP server or to a computer. When in HTTP mode, the unit can be used to operate camera controls, begin Live View shooting or start/stop HD video recording.

Price and Availability:

The Nikon D5 DSLR will be available in March for a suggested retail price (SRP) of $6,499.95***. The Nikon SB-5000 AF Speedlight will be available in March for the SRP of $599.95. The WT-6A Wireless Transmitter will also be available in March, with the SRP of $749.95. For more information on these new Nikon products, please visitwww.nikonusa.com.

*When using approved XQD cards.**Wireless Remote Controller WR-R10 and WR Adapter WR-A10 (both available separately) required. WR-R10 firmware must be updated to enable support for radio-controlled Advanced Wireless Lighting (see Nikon's website).***SRP (Suggested Retail Price) listed only as a suggestion. Actual prices are set by dealers and are subject to change at any time.

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wow , I was just be looking at those comments!!!Man , there has to be at least 200 hyper super pros and I meanat least playboy , national geographic , time etc etc...hahhahahaha , lets get serious people, you dont manufactures those cameras (and I mean all the brands) , and of course you dont get the money from each sale.There are some real genius people working in all those labs and they produce all these magic happening. As for us ? We can choose any camera we like more , and pay for it.End of story. Everyone is happy!

I'm poised to buy this but I'm waiting to see how it actually performs in low-light sports situations before I pull the trigger. Interesting to see how the crazy ISO numbers translate at night on a college football field or in a gym when I need to be clean at 1/1000, 6400 ISO.

Slightly disappointed in the 12fps spec I would have thought they could trump Cannon's flagship sports camera, which has been at that speed for 3 years. 15 would have been nice.

even if the sensor has a unheralded DR of around 16EV, and has the tech in it to boost performance around ISO 1600, we're talking what.. 1 2/3's EV for DR? maybe 5 bits for color depth? Since the d4S is around 13.5 EV, even if they get it to 15EV (which they didn't really mention so probably didn't dramatically in crease the DR) .. going to be interesting to see that image ;)

in this DR mad world where apparently anything less than 14 EV isn't camera worthy.. going to be interesting to see what DR omg'ing 13EV how do I manage? photographers can do with 2 EV or less.

It is not base iso DR which matters here, but how S/N ratio and DR fare at higher ISO values. In the field at night at 1/2000 and ISO 6400-25600 I take every improvement if I am in the pro sports field. The a7s has extremely high DR at ISOs larger than 6400 compared to its peers, but trails its peers at base ISO. It will be interesting to see whether Nikon did a similar thing here.

It seems that there were only a few small electronic advances over the D4. The performance of the optical and mechanical parts remains pretty much the same. Nikon is a tired company that lost its technological initiative. Even Leica has been much more bold and creative lately than Nikon.

So a new AF system is nothing important? Has it to be mrirrorless to get applause from you? We don't know what Nikon is researching for right now. But many photographers need this D5 performance NOW and if mirrorless is not there to provide it for this specific task at hand, it is the right decision to build it that way. Whether the same can be said in three years from now is another story.

No photographer NEEDS the D5 performance. Because it is at the end of the day incremental when compared to the D4s. This was to point made and to me a good point. The D5 is a beast, but so are the D4s and the 1Dx. Time to bring some novelty to these awesome cameras, otherwise their days are counted.

@armandino: http://oleliodden.com/photo-gear/field-reviews/beta-test-report-nikon-d5/ a first field review. Looks not to be only an incremental update, whatever that is. Some people need the performance. Probably not you and me. Additionally, the days of probably all technologies are counted.As long as mirrorless don't provide the performance with long lenses the D5 and peers provide, it still stays with us.

@ HFLMThank you for the interesting link. To be honest I will wait for the DXO marks to have a more quantitative measure of the improved sensor performance. In regard of AF, it better be somewhat an improvement over the the D4s. Realistically there are only 2 things this cam is and should be attractive for an upgrade: ISO and AF. If it does not offer a decent improvement it is a failure. To me for some photographers it will offer a marginal improvement for their work. For instance. I am much more excited about my A7RII IBIS that allows me to shoot 2-3 times slower giving me a real 2-3 stop advantage. Sure, on much more static subjects but I guarantee you that my 42MP ISO 2,000 of a moon lit scene is got more to offer that an ISO 16,000 with the D5. A small camera with a silent shutter allows me to blend in. I feel that the D5 allows to do slightly better what you could to before already, while a camera like the A7Rii is disclosing new frontiers.

@ HowaboutRAW your obsession with IQ is both ridiculous and contradicting:1) you make such objections that are basically irrelevant. I shoot with the electronic shutter all the time and the IQ difference is negligible if even observable at all in most cases.2) Yet to praise the ISO 400,000 of the D5 that is going to be pure garbage.

If you can’t see the higher ISO noise problems with electronic shutters, then either you think ISO 1600 is high, or you’re not looking.

As for ISO 400k with the D5, that remains to be seen, but the general rule with Canikon DSLRs is subtract 3 stops from the highest ISO setting allowed by the firmware to arrive at what will be the highest usable ISO–400k in the case of the D5. (The useful limit of the D4S is in the 40k to 50k range–when shooting with an optically excellent lens.)

If higher ISOs aren’t important to you, don’t bother with the D500 or D5, but don’t pretend they’re not sought out by photographers.

@ HowaboutRAW if you think the D500 is an ISO killer you need to wake up. Btw your bed is probably wet too.Nikon marketing is going much further than their cameras capabilities.Unless they are planning to sell them to surveillance people. Lets talk about it when actual information is out.

e-shutter has plenty of excellent opportunities to be implemented in non extreme iso conditions (basically 99% of situations for 99% of the photographers out there). So far I did not see noise issues with the A7RII at any of my working range, well above ISO 1600. It is well known that typically e-shutter induces noise, however I am not the only one reporting that the A7RII does really well in this regard.Bigger limitations of the e-shutter are actually rolling shutter and banding at specific shutter speed/light flicker, but still there are humongous situations where it is a very effective if not indispensable too.

I disagree. Unless a breakthrough hardware technology is in place. And I seriously doubt it. Looking at the DXO of most current same sensor cameras the ISO performance is very equivalent in the usable range. Which in my opinion is around 12,800. Under proper exposure some camera might go one stop further. Anything more than that it is surveillance quality from any cam. Some people probably get excited to get some half decent pictures in really low light. But that is either espionage or toying around.

@ HowaboutRAW DXO score are a joke, their charts are not. And they speak very clearly the very simple fact that most FF cameras have very close performance, shooting techniques, glass and things like IBIS make much more of a difference. There is a lot of documentation showing the A7TII is better than the D810 and marginally better than the D750 at normalized resolution. Besides, there is almost no need with the A7RII to shoot that high, I do night events all the time ( I am talking glow in the dark, clubs, moon lit scenes) I NEVER need more than ISO 6400 because of IBIS. Up to this range only the A7sII is somewhat better, but it looses in low iso DR and resolution.

Yes, DXO sensor scores are a joke, look into the Leica M9 if you need an example of why.

Most full framed cameras don't have similar performance.

The A7TII is not a camera.

Downsampling (normalizing resolution in your terms) doesn't decrease noise as an overall fraction of the image. The A7RII has significant cyan and magenta shadow blotching above ISO 12,800 which the D810 avoids, and the D750 avoids even better.

You can decide not to shoot above ISO 6400, but technology is improving.

The A7SII is a nice high ISO camera, the problem is the cyan and magenta blotching in shadows above ISO 25k.

@HowaboutRAW the downsampling has its effect if the resolution disparity is large enough. 2-3 times the resolution. I see what the A7RII can do compared to the 1DX. You see you can use a much more aggressive noise reduction before downsampling still retaining the desired sharpness. With limited downsampling power you are a lot more limited with noise reduction before it turns into mush. I agree that downsampling noise is not very effective, however if you clean up the noise before downsampling the effect is very different. However you need to start from a much higher resolution not a marginally larger resolution.

@HowaboutRAW + .75% exp +45 shadows in lightroom ISO 4000http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/7479542344/photos/3374474/midnight-smokedownsampled to 18MP. Never mind hand holding the camera at 1/5/s with any of you preferred cameras. Btw what is in the sky is moon and stars, the subject was so dark and a DSLR would have had hard time seeing it. I have my serious doubts you can do the same with the D5, never mind with any of the above.

The point of the image 1) is for slow moving subjects basically you never need to get past the ISO 12,800 with the A7RII, thank to IBIS. That puts you to 25,000+ easy on a non-stabilized sensor camera. Anything more is really really niche photography, and to be honest crappy photography too, hardly worth it except documenting an event.2) I do not have anything more that ISO 4,000 because, for such ability of the camera I never really need any higher iso even if shooting low light events all the time, and it is pointless too because it can be boosted in post (this is really more like a ISO 12,800 if correctly exposed)3) Showing you that the downsampling has an impact if the resolution is very large. I would like to see a ISO 12,8000 images from a D4s with enhanced exposure in post if really looks any better than this.4) If I had exposed this right it would be ISO 12,800. If shot at 1/30 it would be ISO 30,000+ is seems to me you are not getting this.

@ HowaboutRAW I am actually a Canon shooter so you are just as wrong in judging me. Now, a direct question as you are so good in dodging real evidence in your statement: what is your shooting experience with the A7RII and what is that you typically shoot that requires Superman night vision? Btw that easy shot is unobtainable with any current Nikon/Canon body. Just showing your inexperience, and once more statements without factual evidence as aways.

@ HowaboutRAW you cannot take the same shot with the Df, because you get a burry shot with a Df at 1/5s, this is basic photography, dude. Not to mention that you cannot even focus on it anyway. You say that you take shots of low light concerts? Are these specifically for blind people? I do not see the need for such a high iso as you say unless you have an f4 lens to go with, I doubt are darker that a backlit full moon portrait. I shoot dark clubs all the time with the A7RII while you not having much experience with handling such camera just puts you in a classic incompetent position with a big mouth. Fair that a Df or a D4 or D5 might have a more pleasant ISO 30,000+ output but you are not getting the point that a camera with IBIS does not need to shoot that high for almost all cases.

You are still making assertions without evidence, as such worthless. " Df gives you options"? what options are you talking about? You just cannot take the same shot under the same conditions:1) you get a blurry shot hand held2) You cannot even see the subject with a DSLR under the conditions of that shot3) you cannot focus under such conditions with a DSLR.

@HowaboutRAW ahah the more you talk the less rational argument and the more insulting my knowledge with, again nothing backing it up, lame, lame...In the conditions I took the picture you can only use digital image enhancement from an electronic viewfinder to discover the face details, I do not think you realize how dark it was. That is a portrait backlit by a full moon. Also, with the A7RII you can leverage IBIS to stabilize the image when MF zoomed in. If you think you could use an OVF to focus such image you are just a living joke.

Nice to hear that Df iso 20,000 looks great, it would not match this image though, not even close and your know that. Do not forget that once you take the shot you would have to boost it in post one stop to get it this bright for ~ ISO 30,000+ equivalent. maybe now you are starting to get my point? Can I lend you my Sony googles so I can help sharpen up your sight a bit?

@HowaboutRAW 1) lying? elaborate2) no front illumination, just dim diffused reflection from the environment, light sources the moon and a far light (also backlit as you see from the masts of the boats).You again do not realize how dark the scene is. Do you see how bright the stars are?

absolutely not. So, you bring out no evidence and other's are lies? Are you delusional?here is another one this time not back lit. This is past midnight, notice how clearly you can distinguish the clouds in the sky? It should give you a reference of you much brighter the image is compared to naked eye, clouds were not really observable. Should I add that it was a small community of about 20,000?Not city style light pollution. Again manually focused thanks to an EVF allowing to see way beyond an OVF. IBIS allowing both to focus zoomed in and shooting at 1/5shttp://www.dpreview.com/galleries/7479542344/photos/3375025/dsc08209

1) side note: pictures normalized to 18MP, which is more than what a DF or D4s have to offer.2) side note: the first image has a highlight of -40 to avoid burn on the nose and forehead, that should help you rationalize the brightness ratio on the face.

@HowaboutRAW the fact that you say I lie is straight-out offensive. You see in the second image how the light is set up. The second image as I said is not back lit, but the light source is far away (a street light tens of meters away)side note: the first image has a highlight of -40 to avoid burn on the nose and forehead, that should help you rationalize the brightness ratio on the face. The boat is white and it is on water, so that obviously helps to some extent.More megapixel do not make a better image, however my point is that I am getting a pretty durn clean image under extreme low light conditions at a very respectable resolution.

And it is more than obvious that you can MF with a DSLR here only if you stick it on a tripod, engage live view, zoom in. You need a tripod because without IBIS the image is too shaky for focusing, however do not expect to get the same experience you get with the A7RII EVF, even on a tripod.

In conclusion, you cannot get this with any DSLRs, I have taken about 1/2 million pictures with my 1Dx and many in low light, you are not talking to someone who started shooting yesterday. This is why I walk to my night events with the A7RII instead of the 1DX. Not to mention that the OVF is an archaic experience in low light when compared to the EVF of the A7RII with a fast lens attached, you really have night vision.

@ HowaboutRAW hiding behind saying that I lied is straight out childish and offensive. I never lied stop your delusion. And you know that." will have just to disagree" on what ground? I showed you pictures, I explained in basic and obvious words why it is the case, yet you are still on denial, with no hard evidence. Lame, lame.

It is obvious that is not night vision, it was a way of saying that is vastly brighter than an OVF. But I know you love nitpicking, just because you cannot see past it. That is pretty typical of you.

You are delusional, I said and I repeat:1) First picture is completely back lit, no additional light supplied, some reflected light from the ambient only. 2) Second picture I always said that is was not back litwhat is your problem? My insecurity? What are you talking about?3) factual statements stay. you would need ISO 30,000+ with a non-IBIS camera, and you could not even handhold and focus with a DSLR. You cannot even accept simple and basic facts as these. This makes any of your arguments shaky and not trustworthy.

@HowaboutRAW maybe you prefer a different language: photo 1 is backlit. Front light was exclusively from reflection from the boat (white) and water. No other light sources, it is only the marina past the boat and I have used no other means to improve the ambient conditions. If you deny this you mean that I am a lier and that makes you the worse looser on this forum because both you think you know better while you were not there, and also because you cannot bend over when it is about time. You are one of this individuals that can only be right, even if the reality is saying you are wrong on your face.My statements are trivially obviously right. And yes the Df might be passable at ISO 30,000+ but how does it compare to the images I shared? Isn't it funny that you never commented on that? As you never comment on hard facts, just burry your head deep.

@ HowaboutRAW1) I already said in the tread about reflected light from environment. 2) you could not have taken the SAME picture with a dslr for the so many times repeated reasons:1) you could not possibly identify the subject with the OVF. Conditions too dark. 2) could not focus on the subject either AF, even worse manually. AF assist could have helped, but you could not even frame the subject. 3) shooting at high ISO will give you a mediocre shot and not such a clean image3) I stated already that such advantage is valid for quasi static subjects, or subjects where some controlled motion blur is acceptable or even desirable. This represents a huge number of situations and it is far less restrictive than you might think. Facts are that I shoot very often very low light conditions, as matter of fact I am specialized in black light and night life photography, yet I have still to come cross situations where more than ISO 12,800 are strictly required.

Also do not underestimate the ability to see brightly and clearly very dark scenes. It is much more pleasant experience than an OVF, benefitting from: ability to check good focus lock, proper exposure, better means to evaluate best timing/composition of the subject.

@HowaboutRAWYou just do not have enough experience to make a judgment call here. You hardly have any experience in handling a A7RII and a mirrorless in general. It operates differently from a DSLR and obviously you have not mastered its potentials, yet you have the presumption of knowing it all.The Df might have a very marginal ISO edge on the 1DX, however it is not even close in performance and handling. I told you I leave my 1DX at home and I take the A7RII with me instead, unless I am shooting sports such as soccer, hockey etc. Enough said.

@ HowaboutRAW your responses are a clear statement of your limited experience with such a camera. Can you prove I am wrong? Only thing you can say: I disagree. As a broken record. No evidence, or no reference whatsoever. So now you are saying you have in depth experience with using and A7RII: bring it on, what is your experience? What sort of shooting, what lenses, how many shots you can guess you took with one?

You keep on hiding behind saying that you are not sharing you raw files. Did you actually you read my post? I never asked for raw files at any point, but asked to quantify your experience. Until you place unjustified statements the arrogant person is you. You also insulted me stating that I am a lier. I shared examples detailed out techniques, my experience and so forth. For what I am concerned you never tried a single camera in your life, just pixel peeped online samples, read others' blogs and report. Your complete lack of understanding my point is a clear statement of your incompetence in this specifics. You just repeated as a broken disk "I disagree" without specifics. You know, I know that your experience is very limited if any with the A7RII, your response would have been different otherwise. As simple as me saying 2+2=4 and you saying I disagree. I think I am entitled to doubt your expertise in basic mathematics. Show me you know 2^3=8 and I will start believing you.

@ HowaboutRAW your insults are so lame I am not even going to bother responding to your non-sense broken disc.

Since you are so incompetent in this regard, I am going to really break it down for you. The following pictures are taken at about EV-4 corresponding to the first picture I shared with you. Both taken with the A7RII. The first picture shows the same exposure (-.7 stop) exposure effect is ON which means that the EVF is simulating exposure. The second picture simulates what I see with the 1DX OVF using the same lens. You cannot either frame or focus with a DSLR.

Note that if I had set the A7RII to neutral or + exposure bias the image would have been even brighter in the EVF. You are just making a fool out of yourself not knowing what you are talking about. Once again I bringing you hard evidence against your arrogant soft comments.

@ HowaboutRAW IF you have a DSLR camera (am doubting that) stick a 1.4 lens on it, go in a EV-4 and tell me what you see ahah! You do need to see my sample image!"guess the request that you go yell at someone else about your insecurities could be taken that way" did not touch me me as well as the rest as I already put they are so lame is not even worth going over. But I guess you are challenged form understanding basic English, never mind simple photographic concepts. We are done here as you are in total denial. It has been amusing chatting with you but now is time to move on.

@ HowaboutRAW Clearly you did not get what I told you: going in a EV -4 meant go in a place as dark as EV -4, not dial down the OVF to EV -4. That makes no sense.

1) OVF never gets brighter past about F2.2 even on a f1.4 lens. And obviously there is no EV adjustment... I do not even understand why you commented on that

2) EVF takes advantage of full aperture+digital enhancement. Thus very bright and detailed images even at EV-4 environment light, where the DSLR OVF is almost entirely black.

3) "not having any particular problems seeing with a decent SLR--aperture open to f/1.7" try that at EV -4 if you even understand what that means. Clearly you are also not aware that going from a 2.8 lens to a 1.7 lens will not help much if any on an OVF, it will not let you see 2-1/3 times brighter, but about 0.5 stop only.

The examples I sent you show what you would see with the A7RII and the 1DX at EV -4 reiterating that you cannot focus or even see details with a DSLR when it is that dark.

I'm sorry my hand held light meter does not say as "as dark as EV -4".

But i get you meant a dark space.

Given that camera meters say X EVs less than optimal, it seems like a relative term there, but then I understand that people go on about AF in EVX, so there must be some other scale, not included in cameras though. Does it magically appear as a scale when one switches to full M mode on some cameras, mine don't.

We've already agreed that EVFs are better for very low light. The point is that OVFs are rarely totally unusable.

To see how far you can go with an A7RII this images was taken at EV -6, focused manually hand held at a full 1s, resting my body against a wall. OVF is was completely dark without any discernible detail on the 1DX. BTW this is ISO 50,000+ on a DSLR at 1/30s, while only ISO 5,000 on this shot.

@ HowaboutRAW I find amusing how you always search for any possible thread you can pick on to sustain your unsustainable argument. Very creative and resourceful. Are you sure you are not a lawyer rather than a photographer?

You do not need a candle at X meter. Take a reasonably uniformly lit subject, such that meets any combination of the settings in the table I gave you the link. Try a scene that requires ISO 5000, 1s and f1.4 for a proper exposure. Let me know what you see. You know what, you will never try or admit you tried. I know that already, because then you would have to accept the facts I have been pointing out all along, and that is BAD."Also, SLR viewfinders differ greatly." great example of HowaboutRaw statements: meaninglessly vague when running out of reasonable arguments. Btw I tested with a 1DX which has the best OVF currently on the market. So, yah, you are right, most OVFs will fare much worse that what I just shown you. Thanks for reinforcing my point.

@HowaboutRAWyou are the usual: f/1.4 at ISO 5000 and shutter speed of 1 second!!!!

I do not care if you are shooting at iso 20,000+ at 1/100 or faster. it is not under the same light but much brighter! But obviously you left the shutter speed out of your comment, how convenient.

As always you only read and pick on WHAT YOU WANT TO and not what WAS STATED. Your have been all along plane elusive playing the same strategy over and over, so you can keep arguing uselessly.Under such equivalent conditions you CANNOT SEE OR FOCUS WITH A DSLR. As a fact, you could not even frame a subject with your naked eye, never mind any transmission loss of any OVF on the planet. AF would not work and never minding trying MF, tracking a moving subject is just ridiculous."We've just come back to the correctness of my original point that you chose to launch an uninformed objection to. " Another classic politician style HowaboutRaw pompous assertion, delivering 0 content, meaning everything and nothing

@HowaboutRAW " Try a scene that requires ISO 5000, 1s and f1.4" quoted from by post.Selective reading as stated above.You have not come yet to accept the simple reality that shots as the ones I posted cannot be taken with a DSLR both because you simply cannot compose and focus properly, and also because you could not gather 2-3 times more light thanks to IBIS, forcing you to a lesser IQ.

"I don't agree with your claims about those shots, the front light is a big hole in the tale, and I've not seen raws."you never agree with what proves you wrong. Raw files really mean nothing relevant. The indoor pictures say the same story. Take your dslr with a fast lens in a room sufficiently dark to simulate such exposure conditions. Your camera is basically useless unless you use a flash or constant light (for short range subjects), but that defeats the point made.

Karma says that the copywright who has 'created the content' of this infomercial will have something very bad happening to him soon. Who does he think is the target audience? Twelve-year olds?Sickening.

The camera is very good and heavy and expensive. Who could ask for more.

The only problem is why bother when the D3X is still the best studio camera they have . If I wanted a 4K video camera- I would buy a BlackMagic . Hopefully the D4X will come - with a 50mega pixels please !

D5 2 stops better that the D4s?Somebody has been really smoking something I need to try too!!In usable range none of the current ff cameras account for 1 stop spread. If it gets two stops is in the range where it is crap one time instead of 2 or three times. I really do not get the people excited for something like this. I obsession for useless numbers.

@ howaboutrawAre you not tired to repeat yourself? You have been stirring the same soup for years. You make such a big deal of ISO performance comparisons that are hardly relevant i for any practical photography. The 1Dx ISO performance is still very good, and I would really like to see who manages to notice if it really trails the cameras you mentioned. Show us once for ever some practical evidence of your arguments or please just stop it.

The photography specs are quite good. For studio photographers like me, 20mp might not be enough, so I am keeping my D810. New wireless system. Excellent ISO performance, and everything else that a Nikon photgrapher wants.

However, massively disappointing video specs for the D5. No 10-bit HDMI out, 3-min max recording time in 4K, massive sensor crop in 4K, no proper log profile, no slow motion. What were Nikon engineers thinking??? Might as well not have any video capabilities.

When flagschip models gonna be released i always wonder when the next model lineup will be. Over 2 years ? By 1 year after release some specifactions on this D5 are old. Bye 2 years after release i might hope Nikon gives a freeware upgrade for 8K video and HighSpeed as well.

Brilliant Nikon D5:Nikon is emphasizing the 4K video capabilities of this camera, but the functionality is limited: 4K recording is only available in a significantly cropped mode, and only 3 minutes at a time.

Beast! What beast! This new camera from Nikon is basically the same thing as Canon 1DX which is five years old now. Except for the stupidly high iso which would be of no real use in real life. Few real and professional photos are taken at isos over 6400.

Homan is generally correct; and whether or not the 1Dx was announced 4 or 5 years ago doesn't take away the real-world point Homan is making. The stratospheric isos are practically non useable for most photographers shooting for pay.. or otherwise.

This is the first (in a long time) pro body from Nikon that I'd actually consider buying if I wasn't holding out for Canon to do what it should've done with the 1Dx in the first place. 20mp, 12/14fps, radio flash (what took so long!)... I think Nikon has done a fine job with this camera based on stats alone.

I haven't found any camera "easily" usable at iso 25800 outside of printing on canvas or b/w conversions. iso 25800 for the high school football game where the b/w shots are destined for the local paper? No problem. 25800 iso for natural light colour portraiture against various background in and outdoors? Not even a realistic option in most cases even with 1/128th of flash used up close.Medium Format doesn't fair much better either.

I fancy useable high isos... but for me, once 6400 or so is reached, it's grit-my-teeth unless I'm shooting with the intention of printing on a relatively rough substrate.

No LAN-connection anymore. So the D4/D4s will be a curiosity footnote in camera tech history. USB 3.0 is actually faster. A touch screen? Wow. Did not expect that. Some said this would never hapen. And no SD-Cards. Are CFs still so much better?

Why no touch screen when selecting menu items? Because this is a large, heavy camera, not an iphone. Your really don't want to take one of your hands off the camera and start poking your finger at it when you are going through menus

Very well said DMillier.I'm sure the D5 will be a very fine camera and I'm looking forward to seeing a hands on review + sample images... but the whole "real camera for real photographers" talk just sounds like someone trying to compensate for something.

I'm sure I can find many more examples. The term "professional camera" is meaningless these days and your comment just seem to read like an enthusiast justifying their own purchase rather than a professional who sees cameras as tools.

The D5, like the D4 before it and Canon's 1DX, is a workhorse. This class of camera's is meant to keep firing under all sorts of extreme conditions and that can be appealing to some professional photographers as well as enthusiasts. However, to claim that there's a status to using such a camera says a lot more about you than it does about the camera.

That was the whole point of my post.....There seems to be a constant focus on equipment rather than on taking photos. Just take your camera whether it be the camera on your mobile phone or a Nikon D5 and go out and enjoy the images you make.

Jonathan... probably because "equipment" can, and very often does, make a lot of difference. The results from a $500 studio strobe, is a world away from what can be done using a $15,000 pack/strobe. What one can capture at 14fps/ 20mp using a $15k pack/studio strobe usually can't be done without countless bouts of trial/error, multiple layers in photoshop and hours at the computer...

"just go out and enjoy the images you make..." isn't realistic if your main reason for holding the camera up to your face is to get paid doing what others can't do, or have too much trouble trying to do in the same amount of time you can do it.

The bottom line for many photographers is; getting equipment that makes 'making money' easier, supersedes the idea of just having fun with the camera.

@Teila Day as much as I agree with you I am not so sure about your example fits. Strobe tech is moving fast too and a $500 Einstein can do a lot. I often use 6 of them shooting dance or action with a 1DX at 11fps and pulse ~ 1/10,000s. Digital control and great wireless commander.

@Teila: I never said that high end DSLRs aren't valid choices. To use your lighting example, did you at any point think "oh I can't buy the cheaper strobes because people would think I'm a 'girly-man' " (as vfunct put it). I'm sure you considered your options and chose the best equipment that suits your shooting stye, reliabililty of equipment and budget.

You said it yourself, its all about giving you options. It was vfuncts purchase decissions based on narcassism that I found laughable. "Look how manly this D5 will make me look. I'm sure it will make me an excellent photographer".

@Armandino-- you are very correct, strobe tech has come a long way indeed. Relatively soon, sync speeds as we know them today will no longer be a consideration when shooting in the daylight using strobes. I'll be very happy when we can shoot 1/2000 sec and sync with virtually any strobe on the market.

Einsteins have a good reputation. I keep hearing people saying that they won't give theirs up! I've been looking for a wireless solution like the Profoto B1; but even though Profoto claims fast sync speeds, I'm not yet convinced; the low power (500 ws) is also an issue.

There's no way I'm going to get a fast sync speed + a decent amount of light + short duration, when I turn that thing to half power in effort to get a really short flash duration. Maybe if the strobe is dialed down to 1/10th power.. :)

considerable margin? Are you serious? If the 1DXII will come out with similar specs might not be enough for upgrading from 1DX unless real specific needs are in demand. I honestly think it is worth upgrading from a D4s only if it is time to replace a worn out camera. But this is the reality of DSLRs, their tech is at a plateau.

Rather than "better" I hope it will have innovation. D5 is awesome, but realistically to me lacks the wow factor something that justifies moving from the D4s. Such incremental and boring upgrades. 1DX is already a nearly perfect DSLR, hard do make it better at what is does. Possibly smarter tracking? What these camera need is innovation. I really hope there is new tech in the sensor, something like a dual readout for extended DR. Something else that would never happen on a Canon: IBIS, and possibly manual control sensor tilting, or star tracking. Global shutter, competitive on sensor AF. Expand current creative options! Existing performance is already very refined!

The same thing was true for the D4/s - not much reason to upgrade from the D3/s. But it seems to me there are some very compelling features here that will be tempting photographers currently shooting D3/s.

agreed, it is a great camera if you need to replace your old one. Just that DSLRs are about to hit a wall, I was expecting to see something new now as the next update will be in 4 years. If you think where mirrorless where 4 years ago and where they are now...

well the number has risen to 11, these people are clearly elite photographers who after taking two frames with the body cap on and examining the images at 400%, judge that this camera simply isn't good enough for them, and are now packing it back up to be resold. Yes, I said it, there are some people out there to whom the Nikon D5 will be an utterly worthless piece of junk.

Nikon even more than Canon has been using the high iso as a marketing gimmick. I am sure this is going to be the new king of low light (at least for now), but unless aliens came down to Nikon with new tech it will not be anything mind-blowing. Which is possible, but slim.

Interesting that the sensor is Nikon developed, will be interesting to see how it performs at low and high ISO when its available for testing, especially with such bold claims about high-ISO performance.

The longest one of my cameras lasted on one battery was 19 years.In 1985 I bought a second hand fully manual cosina SLR and a new tokina lens. The batteries died. So I exposed from memory, knowing the standard exposures for outside sunlight; hazy sunlight; light cloud etc and adjusted the exposure for ISO and a bit of bracketing. The camera shutter was fully manual all the way to 1/1000s.

3780 shots is awesomebut 1.5kg is less awesomeonly 3min of 4K video even less awesomenot having PD-AF in live view not awesomenot being able to see anything through the OVF when you need that 3million ISO even less awesome.

The D5 is a nice camera, but other cameras have advantages as well.

But anyway, if you need that many shots with a mirror-less grab one of these and fill it with batteries, no need to stick to your fingers:

So many shots for one charge are a great feature that goes hand in had with the purpose of such camera. On the other side DSLR shooters need to brag about at least one thing their cam is better at, as mirrorless are quickly putting their check mark on their list.

Oh, thank you, Nikon! I knew I need a better camera than my D810! Finally for mere 6.5K (+few more K-s on lens and flashes) I would be able to beat my neighbor who puts me always into shame with his excellent pictures, taken with his 15-years old Canon G2. I am reaching for my wallet already :-)

I wonder how you will manually focus in the dark with this camera (ISO going to millions). The days of this type of camera are counted.

Look at the Leica SL, focusing at low light is easy and accurat. Okay, only 11 fps instead of 14fps, but that's it. As soon as more zoom lenses are available, this is the one to go for. I've compared it, the 'conservative' Leica was a real surprise. Even though dp review was not convinced (not enough pixels, unfamiliar user interface, dynamic range not the same as Nikon 750, which is now improved with the new firmware) for me it is like a swiss-army knife. With the superb SL standard zoom lens I can do 90% of my work and use my excisting lenses as well via adapter.

it's not like nikon don't want mindless mega pickles, it's just that d5 as high performance sport camera need quick process and performance, which the 50/42 mega pickles sensor will slowing down and not gonna achieve as high as iso.

Yeah like those mindless MP on the A7RII or D810. The low MP count is purely to facilitate a very high frame rate for action work and a manageable file size for those in the field needing to get results back to their office.

Dimensions say: 160 x 459 x 92 mm (6.3 x 18.07 x 3.62″), but there has to be some mistake. 459 mm are 45.9 cm which are almost half a meter (longer than half a yard). Is that camera body size, or the size of the camera with a 600 mm lens?

Great camera, but really boring, same all. Really incremental improvements.Lets see if the ISO and DR at least make it worthwhile. Lets see now if Canon keeps on sleeping with Nikon.I hardly see people pumping pictures with this camera that cannot do with a D4s or 1DX. I am talking of usable pictures. I can see already a few things that my A7RII can do that this monster cannot and could have. Pretty lame.

I agree @Alex, which makes it just a bit odd that Nikon decided to dedicate at least 3 minutes of a new product presentation to (very specific AF related) negative comparisons with mirror-less cameras (lets guess which one!?). At present I'd say its needless to create such a link when, as you point out, their uses are currently very different and their capabilities also. A statement of the obvious that a top of the range DSLR will have better sports / action AF than a mirror-less camera, tested and commented on ad-nauseum all over the web and here. Hence, I'd argue they're inviting the comparison that armandino is making.

I never compared the two cameras, it makes no sense. My point is that it is now the time for DSLR to showcase something new because mirrorless are about to eat them for lunch. Instead same incremental improvements while mirrorless makes gigantic steps every year. Features like IBIS? Electronic shuttered and competitive on sensor AF? Global shutter? No none of that, just stuff that 95% of the time you can easily handle with the previous generation camera. 3minutes 4K? are we kidding? Is this the top of the line Nikon or not? It is not supposed to be designed for teasing, maybe in app purchase no time limit? Ahah

On sensor AF? To me, it defeats the whole purpose of using any dslr, much less my D4s or the new and improved D5.

Electronic shutter? The only real advantage is silent operation which is a moot point when you have a mirror flopping up and down. On a D5, I'll live with the acoustic noise so I don't have to worry about banding or rolling shutter.

Global shutter? Again, no value on a dslr and so why put up with a sensor that has lower fill factor and higher read noise.

Shooting more than 3 minutes of video? I don't think I'd want to shoot 30 seconds of video with my D4S! Since its a Dslr, you can't use the viewfinder. You have to use the back screen and hold this behemoth out away from your face. The handling is horrible.

I, like you, would love to see some new features on the D5. Unfortunately I can't think of any that would be of any use.

@Alex Permit for how awesome the D5 is it represents the Nikon commitment and path for the next 4 years. Do you remember where mirrorless was 4 years ago? Do you see where a camera like the A7RII stands? Can you envision where mirrorless can be in 4 years? I really think now was the time for Nikon and Canon to show muscle, alias innovation. What to innovate? They are the tech people, not me. On a different note, if you do not understand the power and relevance of effective on sensor AF it is your own limitation. Obviously you must be very traditional in your shooting style. But that takes away from new creative opportunities. I assume you do not even understand the relevance of IBIS especially for such a camera that emphasize low light performance. If then IBIS allows for star tracking like the Pentax or even the ability to manually control sensor tilting? You name it, gaining 5% performance in 4 years does not make for the 100% per year mirrorless are going for.

I am familiar with the advantages of mirrorless. I've owned and used mirrorless ilc cameras for over 6 years (gh1). The four cameras I use most often now are the rx100m4, x100s, a7rii, and the d4s. I am familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of all of them. Different tools for different tasks.

On sensor pdaf is a great step up from cdaf (when you have enough light for it to work). But if you think it compares favoribly to the speed and accuracy for the d4s, you either don't own a d4s or haven't mastered its use. And in any regard, it is a moot point. I am sure you understand on sensor pdaf can not be used with a dslr unless you are using live view

I certainly would appreciate Ibis on the d4s. That is one feature that would be useful. Be aware the feature its not quite as useful as it is on the a7rii, since the image through the viewfinder is not stabilized.

@Alex Permit on sensor pdaf does not get even close to the D4s (I also work with a 1DX which has similar performance). But it is very usable on mirrorless cameras, while live view af on DSLRs is extremely week.Your consideration on IBIS is very true which brings back the fact that the future is in the hands of mirrorless tech, no DSLR. Some many things you can do with an EVF. The OVF is really holding the DSLRs back, it was what made them strong, ironically it is now holding them back.

EVF has advantages in many circumstances. I find the best way to get precise manual focus it to use my mirrorless. The image quality of EVF has also improved dramatically. I still prefer the "look" of an ovf in many situations, but its not dispositive and I prefer EVF in other situations. Image quality advantage of OVF will diminish as technology advances.

Battery life for mirrorless is an issue, but a7rii batteries are small and light. I keep 5 of them in my camera bag.

Dslr's are faster and more accurate to focus in fast situations, especially in low light when on-sensor pdaf switches to cdaf. But on-sensor has advantages, for example with "eye focus" and face recognition. And there are no "AF fine tuning" issues with mirrorless.

If or when on-sensor PDAF catches up on speed and low light performance, then in my mind DSLR's are dead.

I don't know what Nikon or Canon can do about that. They have a big mirror in the way.

I should add that I bought an a7rii as my second, "smaller" camera body, rather than a d810. I thought long and hard about it. It would have been simpler and cheaper to go that route, rather than buy into a whole new FF system. But the advantages of mirror-less outweighed those advantages.

It sounds like you must have made the same decision, since you work with a 1DX.

exactly. Basically I shoot almost only with my A7RII, which does my 1DX, Pentax 645D, 7DII, and 5DIII jobs combined. Besides really fast action requiring fast frame rates and long teles,I have no need of using any of the other cameras. I find that if you shoot in low light with a fast prime the 7RII is at least as good if not better than my DSLR counterparts. See this basketball example what with the new Sigma 20/1.4 https://www.flickr.com/gp/98067729@N03/9dC0dAI also find the hand grip very useful if shooting professionally if size is no relevant. Doubles battery capacity, large grip, better than any DSLR without a a handgrip, yet lighter. I really think it is the best do it all camera now on the market. the D750 might be better if the use require a bit more abuse and more sports.

The mirrorless dinosaur is dead? Mirrorless are like mammals during the last days of the dinosaurs...not nearly developed to their potential yet, with their best years ahead of them. DSLRs are more like (non-avian) dinosaurs, with some amazing models, but extinction looming.

This is silly. While both new Nikons are very nice, they don't fundamentally add anything that the 7D2 and 1DX weren't already doing. They're just specced a bit higher all around. DSLRs are still exactly where they were, for better or worse.

Sorry, I don't wait under bridges to devour unsuspecting travelers who dare to cross my path. Mirrorless users have called DSLRs Dinosaurs for years, when it was SLRs that originally replaced mirrorless systems.

The truth that many find uncomfortable, and makes them sit behind childish arguments in a vain effort to avoid the realization is that there is room for both.

People who think that there should be only on choice in photography are the dinosaurs.

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A blockchain crypto-art rose based on a digital photograph by Kevin Abosch was just sold for the equivalent of $1,000,000 USD in cryptocurrency to 10 equal investors. If that last sentence made absolutely no sense to you, read on.

Swiss Olympic skier Lara Gut wiped out on a run last week, and slid straight into a group of photographers shooting the action from the sidelines. Getty photographer Sean Haffey kept on shooting as Gut slid towards (and eventually hit) him.

There was a time when Fujifilm mirrorless camera users may have felt the need to go to another system to shoot video. Thanks to a new camera and a couple of lenses, they suddenly have some sweet options.

The Rotolight Neo 2 is an LED light panel with the capability to fire its LEDs fast enough and bright enough to act as a strobe. Is it enough to make stills photographers re-think their old-fashioned speed lights? Read on and find out.

Sony has made something of a break-through in sensor development with a new backside-illuminated CMOS sensor that is capable of global shutter, a huge improvement over current CMOS global shutter technology.

Microsoft has released a new "Ultimate Performance" mode for Windows 10 Pro for Workstations—a mode that throws all power management out the window (so to speak) in favor of the best possible performance it can pull from your hardware.